We’re here to win trophies, but it depends on what you call trophies,” said Wenger.

“Is it the Champions League, the Premier League, the League Cup? We’ve just qualified from the group stage in the Champions League for the tenth consecutive season.

«That, for me, is three times as difficult as winning the League Cup five times. I know what’s difficult and what’s not.”

Asked if third place in the Premier League was better than winning the FA Cup or Carling Cup, he added: “Of course. It’s much more difficult. I want to win trophies and, like the fans, I’m frustrated if I don’t. But it doesn’t mean the rest of the season has been completely useless.

«It’s not enough because you want to win trophies. But it doesn’t say: ‘oh what a terrible season that was.’ We’ve just qualified from the group stage in the Champions League for the tenth consecutive season.

«That is, for me, three times as difficult as winning the League Cup five times. I know what’s difficult and what’s not difficult.”

21.03.2010

Arsenal are good enough to win the Premier League title, says Arsene Wenger

«I believe it is very difficult at the moment in England to stay at the top because you have so many teams who have quality and are threatening.

«The first challenge is to stay at the top, then it is about winning the trophy, the League or the Champions League. The rest is cups and that is not exactly the same. The real quality is to win the championship or the Champions League.

«The competition is very high just to stay at the top level and that is a target that not everybody thought we would reach. We have not reached it yet so of course we will assess it.

«It will be a decisive year next year for this team, that is for sure.»